Kipoi Tonny Nsubuga

Kipoi Tonny Nsubuga
26 June 1978
Born
Bunefule–Bugobero sub county

(1978-06-26) June 26, 1978 (age 46)
Other namesTony Kipoi
Political partyNational Resistance Movement

Kipoi Tonny Nsubuga (born 26 June 1978), also known as Tony Kipoi, was a member of the ninth Parliament of Uganda from 2011 until 2014, representing Bubulo West Constituency in Manafwa District.[1] A member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), he was elected with 72% of the vote[citation needed]. As of April 2018, he is facing a court martial for treason, among other charges.[2]

Early life

Kipoi was born in Bunefule–Bugobero subcounty. His father was a policeman who died when Kipoi was still a young boy, and his mother a domestic worker. As a child, he was constantly moving between Mbale, Nairobi and Kampala. He has three brothers, Michael, Robert and Joseph. Kipoi is also referred to by his initials TK and his clan name Kipoi.[3]

Kipoi is the founder of the Coalition of Market Venders of Uganda (COMAVU), a body which advocates for the right of the under privileged traders in Uganda. He also ran multimedia companies in South Africa, Botswana and the Netherlands. From May 2006 to 2009, he switched into community based activities back home, focussing on health, education, and orphans[citation needed]

Career

Kipoi was inaugurated as the Member of Parliament of Bubulo West on 17 May 2011,[citation needed] after defeating incumbent Fred Bukeni, former minister Wanzusi Wasieba and others in the NRM primaries.[4] He survived an immediate challenge to his election brought by 800 petitioners, with the Court of Appeal setting aside an order for a by-election made by the High Court.[5][6] At the time of his election, Kipoi was the youngest directly-elected member of parliament at the age of 32.[citation needed]

Kipoi served on the Committee of Defense and Internal Affairs and Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE).

Kipoi was arrested in December 2012[7] and charged with treason on the grounds that he was recruiting personnel from Uganda as well as Congolese rebels as the basis for a potential coup.[8] In June 2013, he was arrested separately on charges of car theft, before apparently fleeing to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) while on bail.[9] The treason charges were withdrawn in February 2014, with proceedings transferred to a court martial.[10] He was reported to have been arrested in the DRC in November 2013, but accorded "guest-of-the-state" status.[11] He was then rearrested in February 2014 following an extradition request from Uganda, but as of November 2014 had not been transferred to Ugandan custody.[11] In February 2018, Kipoi was arrested in Botswana, charged with four counts of obtaining money by false pretences[12] and extradited to Uganda in early March.[13]

In February 2014, Kipoi was expelled from Parliament for missing 15 sittings without a convincing explanation.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Parliament of Uganda". Parliament.go.ug. 26 June 1978. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ URN (3 March 2018). "Botswana deports former Ugandan MP Kipoi". The Observer. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Former Bubulo MP, Tony Kipoi detained at Nalufenya". Nile Post. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Wanjusi Wasieba loses Bubulo MRM poll". New Vision. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Bubulo West MP retains seat". New Vision. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Case - HON KIPOI TONNY NSUBUGA VS RONNY WALUKU WATAKA & 802 OTHERS - COA-00-CV-EPP-0007-2011". Uganda Law Library. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. ^ "MP Kipoi arrested". New Vision. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  8. ^ "MP Kipoi sent back to luzira". New Vision. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Ex-Bubulo West MP Kipoi to be extradited for trial". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Former MP Kipoi's treason case transferred to military court". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  11. ^ a b Kaaya, Sadab Kitatta. "DR Congo refuses to hand over ex-MP Kipoi". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  12. ^ "How Ugandan politician ended up in Botswana jail". New Vision. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Ex-Bubulo West MP Kipoi extradited". New Vision. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Parliament kicks out absent Tony Kipoi". New Vision. Retrieved 23 September 2017.